certainty (ˈsɜːtəntɪ)

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1. uncountable noun [oft withN, N that]

Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something. ⇒ I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy. [+ about] ⇒ There is too little certainty about the present state of the German economy.

2. uncountable noun [oft aN]

Certainty is the fact that something is certain to happen. ⇒ A general election became a certainty three weeks ago. [+ of] ⇒ ...the certainty of more violence and bloodshed. ⇒ I began to realize the certainty of freezing to death if I remained where I was.

3. countable noun [usu pl]

Certainties are things that nobody has any doubts about. ⇒ There are no certainties in modern Europe. ⇒ The collapse of old certainties is reshaping the political parties.